LEGLST 0080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Entertainment Merchants Association, Summary Judgment, Sexual Predator
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Video software dealers association v. schwarenegger, 556 f. 3d 950 (2009) page. California statute made it a crime for to sell or rent a video game that has been labeled as a violent game to a minor. Violent video games were defined as products that focused on images that reasonable people would think too extreme for minors to see and which otherwise lacked any redeeming literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. Plaintiff argued that the violent video games statute unconstitutionally infringed on its constitutionally protected rights to freedom of speech. State of ca argued that law was designed to prevent psychological or neurological harm to minors. The federal district court held for plaintiffs statute violated 1st and 14th. State appealed that decision to the u. s. court of appeals for the ninth circuit, which affirmed trial court. The u. s, supreme court granted certiorari and the decision is expected to be announced in the spring of 2011.
